...Fur as the eye can see :-)

This is yesterday's warm-up sketch and it literally warmed up my drawing hand :-)

Drawn with ball point pen.

  

Wolfhound Whippet Warm Up

Just before leaving my studio for the evening last night, I used a broad acrylic marker to lay down the basics for a little dog.  It was waiting for me this morning, but, I restrained myself :-) and did a couple of warm up sketches:

A Wolfhound.

And a Whippet

Okay, warmed up... time to break out mixed media :-)

I had a little Westie many years ago and I was thinking about him as I began working.

The result:

"Pensive Little Dog"

Media: acrylic paint, acrylic ink, ink, graphite, charcoal, and pastels

Scribbly warm up

I head into my studio full of energy, ideas, goals, deadlines...

But, there are times when the convergence of it ALL in my head at the same time creates a conflict... "I am ready to dive into three things at once, but where do I actually begin?"...

This is when I do the scribble exercise:

1. Use pen

2. On paper

3. To scribble

Here is one from this morning:

"Little Dog Sitting"

No pressure… have fun.

By the time I have completed three to five quick drawings,  a truce has been declared and I pretty much know what to do next.  If not, I keep scribbling :-)